QGraphicsView, QSignalMapper and creating widgets by code (not using .ui )

[dpatel]

Hi,

I am creating an application which has following features/limitation
-I have to create all the widgets in UI along with the layout by code. I don't have .ui file.
-The number of widgets to be created is dynamic
-Since the number of widgets is not fixed, I will use QSignalMapper to map signals for the widgets and slots.
-I have to provide Zoom in and Zoom out feature for the application

Currently I am trying to create all the widgets and add it to layout. And then add the layout to another QWidget by setLayout. Then I add this widget to scene which is associated to QGraphicsView. I am getting 'Access violation' while I am trying to connect the signal slots.

Can someone advise me on possible approach that will work for this application.

Thanks

[tbscope]

I guess your real question is "Why do I get these errors?"

Can you post the code please?

[dpatel]

The reason I didn't ask that question is that I am not sure my approach to this requirement is correct.

But lets start with the cause of error.

main.cpp

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	QApplication a(argc, argv);
	QGraphicsScene scene;
	QGraphicsView view(&scene);
 
	ParseAndCreateWidgets p;
	scene.addWidget(p.myWidget);
	view.show();
 
	return a.exec();
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	QApplication a(argc, argv);
	QGraphicsScene scene;
	QGraphicsView view(&scene);
	
	ParseAndCreateWidgets p;
	scene.addWidget(p.myWidget);
	view.show();

	return a.exec();
}

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This is how I create widgets and do signal mapping

if (className.compare("QPushButton")==0)
{
	//create pushbutton
	QString btnText=subItem.firstChildElement().firstChildElement().text();
	QString btnName=subItem.attribute("name");
	QPushButton* btn=new QPushButton;
	btn->setObjectName(btnName);
	btn->setText(btnText);
	layout->addWidget(btn);
	connect(btn,SIGNAL(clicked()),signalMapper,SLOT(map()));
	signalMapper->setMapping(btn,btnName);
}

if (className.compare("QPushButton")==0)
{
	//create pushbutton
	QString btnText=subItem.firstChildElement().firstChildElement().text();
	QString btnName=subItem.attribute("name");
	QPushButton* btn=new QPushButton;
	btn->setObjectName(btnName);
	btn->setText(btnText);
	layout->addWidget(btn);
	connect(btn,SIGNAL(clicked()),signalMapper,SLOT(map()));
	signalMapper->setMapping(btn,btnName);
}

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I add the 'layout' object in above code snippet to a widget which is then added to the scene

myWidget=new QWidget;
        myWidget->setLayout(layout);

myWidget=new QWidget;
        myWidget->setLayout(layout);

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This code compiles ok, but when I run it I get Access violation at

connect(btn,SIGNAL(clicked()),signalMapper,SLOT(map()));

connect(btn,SIGNAL(clicked()),signalMapper,SLOT(map()));

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statement in the code.

Currently I haven't added support for zooming in for which I guess I will need to use QGraphicsProxyWidget.

[tbscope]

Where do you defiine signalMapper?
Maybe it doesn't exist when you call connect

[dpatel]

singalMapper is a member of ParseAndCreateWidgets and is created in constructor. The code to create the widgets gets called after it.
Also if I remove the QGraphicView support and bring up UI by just doing setLayout(layout) and show in ParseAndCreateWidgets (which is derived from QWidget) everything works fine. I only get the error when I use QGraphicsView to bring up the UI.